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Friday's Child | 
| Author: Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 10051
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1402210795
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781402210792
ASIN: 1402210795
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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"A lightsome, brightsome comedy."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Nimble, light-hearted chronicle of high London society in the time of the Regency."
-The New Yorker
Georgette Heyer's sparkling romances have charmed and delighted millions of readers. Her characters brilliantly illuminate one of the most exciting and fascinating eras of English history-when drawing rooms sparkled with well-dressed nobility and romantic intrigues ruled the day. Heyer's heroines are smart and independent; her heroes are dashing noblemen who know how to handle a horse, fight a duel, or address a lady. And her sense of humor is legendary.
When the incomparable Miss Milbourne spurns the impetuous Lord Sherington's marriage proposal (she laughs at him-laughs!) he vows to marry the next female he encounters, who happens to be the young, penniless Miss Hero Wantage, who has adored him all her life. Whisking her off to London, Sherry discovers there is no end to the scrapes his young, green bride can get into, and she discovers the excitement and glamorous social scene of the ton. Not until a deep misunderstanding erupts and Sherry almost loses his bride, does he plumb the depths of his own heart, and surprises himself with the love he finds there.
"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen."
-Publishers Weekly
Georgette Heyer (19021974) wrote over fifty novels, including Regency romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. She was known as the Queen of Regency romance, and was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, and her extraordinary plots and characterizations.
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 Exciting and Witty Highly Reccomended!!! June 10, 2008
As an avid regency era reader, i have read most of georgette heyers books, but this one (and Cotillion) is by far my favorite. It has many unexpected twists and turns, and not just another copy cat plot. Most of the romance stories I read have a predictable plot they meet each other and after a few minor set-backs agree they are the only two people for each other. Fridays Child is on a whole other level. Upon being rejected in love Lord Sherringham marries the first lady he meets on a whim, his young country bride ends up getting in hysterical scrapes that he has to get her out of. But does he really love her, when he married her to spite another?
 You'll remember this book for years June 7, 2008
Is it because of the extremely funny dialog? Or the well-rounded characters, both primary and secondary? Perhaps it's the sweetness behind the story, in which a heedless young rake has to grow up in a hurry, after marrying a bright but innocent teenager who can't manage high society without a little guidance. Maybe those throwaway lines, which don't necessarily further the plot, but provide endless entertainment, are what stick with you. Whatever the charms, and they are many, this book will find a place on your Keeper shelf.
Excellent book, but Cotillion is better June 6, 2008
I won't go through a general review of this book, except to say that although it is a great book, I preferred Cotillion. The story lines are very similar, but I found the hero in Cotillion (Freddy) more likeable than the hero in Friday's Child (Sherry). Also, you get to see more of Freddy's falling in love than you do of Sherry's.
Impetuosity and maturity April 27, 2008
Georgette Heyer is, of course, the queen of the historical romance. In her career she wrote over fifty novels, many of them set in the Regency period. "Friday's Child" is another of her Regencies although it's not one of my favourites. However it still bears the hallmarks of her excellent writing skill with some particularly amusing dialogue amongst some of the young bucks in the story.
Hero Wantage has always loved Sherry, Lord Sheringham, her neighbour. When Sherry's marriage offer is rejected by the beautiful Isabella he vows to marry the next woman he sees - which happens to be Hero. At first it's just a marriage of convenience, Sherry and his friends imagine their life won't change at all, Hero will just tag along as when they were young, but despite this rather dramatic naivete, as events unfold and Hero falls into scrape after scrape, Sherry has to look at things a little differently.
Hero has always loved Sherry but as she falls into more and more trouble Sherry's exasperation turns into anger - until he begins to understand the worth of his wife. There's a kind of growing up into responsibility theme in this book, and the growing up happens particularly to Hero who wasn't brought up to be a Viscountess. The real stars of the book, for me, aren't the hero and heroine but Sherry's friends Ferdy, George and Gil. These three are fantastically amusing, good-hearted toward Hero and some of their dialogue is just brilliant.
The youth of the hero and heroine in this book doesn't always appeal to everyone but those who enjoyed A Convenient Marriage and Cotillion will probably like this story. It's not one of Heyer's best but it's still well worth a read.
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The very best Georgette Heyer book April 13, 2008
What a wonderful book! This was a favorite when I was in high school, and I've just re-read it at age 40. I love it just as much now as I did then. Although the characters are young, the humor and human situations are timeless. It's like Jane Austen, but more readable, more funny, and more fun.
The special thing about this book is how well developed all of the characters are-- so unusual in a romantic comedy. The book has a fabulous gentle humor that draws you in and makes you love each of the endearing characters and truly "root for" a happy ending. The characters (both major and minor) are so very human, and each is challenged to grow and change through their interactions with each other. A special treat is the fact that this is one of the longer Heyer books! It is long enough to resolve all the threads of the story in a satisfying way.
You will LOVE this book! It is absolutely Heyer's best.
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